"Bring It On": How The Film Shapes World Views In Terms Of Gender, Race, Class And Sexuality
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7 pages in length. Peyton Reed's 2000 production of Bring It On, a film that humorously portrays issues of teenage sex, is a primary example of how contemporary film shapes social views in terms of gender, race, class and sexuality. The manner by which this movie tends to instruct people how to perceive themselves relates to the influence that popular culture has over the general public. The image of power, gender and class roles in popular culture reflects significant patriarchal control, with the manipulation of the female gender a pertinent component of its objective. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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"Casablanca": Patriarchy And The Film's Ending
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5 pages in length. Analyzing the film Casablanca for problems may appear a bit difficult, inasmuch as the classic movie leaves little for one to criticize. However, looking deeper within the film beyond what one finds on the screen leads one to its production issues, with the most significant of all being that there was no planned ending until quite late into the shooting schedule. Seventy-five contract writers were given the task of developing an ending that would a) complement the film's story, b) be as logical as possible given the movie's already enigmatic tone and c) not offend the censors. This monumental task would haunt both writers and production crew until the very last minute when the historical scene was conceived. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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"CITIZEN KANE" AND "VERTIGO": SENSE OF SPACE
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The writer discusses the fact that this particular sense of filmatic space is not restricted only to technical or visual effects, but rather, it also involves the vast social, psychological and political uses of space, as well. These two films effectively capture a sense of space -- both indoors and outdoors, expansive and claustrophobic -- that is not only thematically explored but also significantly exploited by the directors. Bibliography lists 7 sources
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"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
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An 18 page paper which discusses how the film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was distributed in China, yet appeared to be a flop. The success of the film in America is also discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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"Death of a Salesman" and "An American Beauty": The Myth of the American Family
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A 7 page paper which discusses the play "Death of a Salesman" and the recent film "American Beauty" and illustrates how they help to demonstrate that the perfect American family is only a myth, never achieved. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
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"Die Hard" and "Passenger 57"
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A 5 page paper which compares the films "Die Hard" and "Passenger 57." Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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"Eh, Joe"
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A 5 page paper which analyzes the television play "Eh Joe" by Samuel Beckett. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.
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"Erin Brockovich" And "Chocolat": Women's Strengths And Accomplishments
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5 pages in length. With the second wave of feminism came the reassessment of women's roles everywhere. Indeed, contemporary times have changed the very roles women portray in within the movie industry, as it can readily be argued that the birth of feminism is particularly responsible for the drastic personality modifications of the female persona in such films as Erin Brockovich and Chocolat. No additional sources cited.
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"Europa, Europa"
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5 pages in length. Polish writer-director Agnieszka Holland's film Europa, Europa both historically and emotionally addresses the extent to which people will go in order to stay alive. Caught within the hostile world of Nazi warfare, Jewish youth Solomon Perel realizes that the only way he is going to escape a brutal death at the hands of the Nazis is by masquerading as one of them. Indeed, the dichotomy of his circumstances is aptly captured through Holland's cinematic eye, allowing viewers to gain a significantly better understanding of the harshness that enveloped Perel's very survival. No bibliography.
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"Fellowship of the Ring": Movie and Novel
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An 11 page paper which compares and contrasts the film rendition and novel of J.R.R. Tolkien's "Fellowship of the Ring." Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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"Finding Forrester": Reality or Hollywood Glamour?
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A 6 page paper which examines the film "Finding Forrester" and discusses whether such a portrayal could be real or whether it is nothing more than Hollywood glamour. The paper utilizes Richard Rodriguez' work titled "The Achievement of Desire" which discusses aspects of educating the minority. No additional sources cited.
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"From Rosie to Lucy"
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This 3 page report discusses "From Rosie to Lucy" in After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection, by James W. Davidson and Mark H. Lytle. The essay demonstrates the ways in which the most common components of the reality of life in the United States are documented through its social constructs. In this circumstance, the role of women in American society is considered via the construct of "Rosie the Riveter" of World War II an "Lucy" of the popular I Love Lucy television series. Bibliography only lists the primary source.
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